Classical

Once upon a time, organists seemed on the verge of a musical revolution. In the 70's, Virgil Fox used to hold rock-style "heavy organ" concerts with psychedelic lights and smoke machines, and

Two masses in three days is a bit much for any secular being, but I made my way down to Trinity Church last night to hear the Bach Mass in

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, 10/26/08

"I've not written a Mass, I've written a theater piece about a Mass." Leonard Bernstein I took a much-needed time out from CMJ this afternoon to ride up to the

I felt as if I'd been transported back to La Trinite this afternoon when I entered the vestibule of St. Thomas Church for the third of six Messiaen organ recitals

It`s no fluke that the MET Orchestra  - the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera – has established itself as one of the world's great orchestral ensembles. Over at the Met, the

I won't soon forget the experience earlier this year of hearing Loïc Mallié perform the earth-quaking music of Olivier Messiaen on the grand organ of La Trinité, which Messiaen himself

"I felt like I wasn't at all in control of what was happening out there, like I was conducting completely outside of my body. I've never been so scared in